Buddle Findlay

Buddle Findlay is a commercial law firm that operates throughout New Zealand, with offices in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.

History
The Wellington firm of Buller & Anderson (Arthur Percival Buller and John Anderson) was founded in 1895, and Findlay Dalziell & Co (John Findlay and Frederick George Dalziell) opened soon after in 1899. Buller & Anderson became Buddle Anderson Kent & Co (Thomas Buddle, John Anderson) following a series of mergers, while Findlay Dalziell & Co would eventually become Findlay Hoggard Richmond & Co. In 1982 the two firms merged to form Buddle Findlay. Four years later, the firm established an Auckland office through a merger with Malloy Moody & Greville, and a partial merger with Holmden Horrocks & Co. Through a merger with Christchurch firm Brookman Stock in 1989, the firm's Christchurch office was opened.

Practice areas
Buddle Findlay is a full service firm, with teams operating in:
 * Aviation
 * Banking and financial services
 * Competition and antitrust
 * Construction and projects
 * Corporate and commercial
 * Employment
 * Environment and resource management
 * Health
 * Health and safety
 * Insurance
 * Intellectual property
 * Litigation and dispute resolution
 * Local government
 * Māori law
 * Payments
 * Privacy and data protection
 * Property
 * Public and administrative law
 * Restructuring and insolvency
 * Tax
 * Technology, media and telecommunications